Þiudiskon/Phrasebook

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Basic phrases

Greetings

  • Hello;
    • hailaz, säliz? (masc. sing.)
    • hailai, sälijäi? (masc. plur.)
    • hailo, sälii? (fem. sing.)
    • hailaz, sälijäz? (fem. plur.)
    • hailan, sälïn? (neut. sing. (for non-binary or unknown gender))
    • hailo, sälijö? (neut. plur. (mixed groups, non-binary, unknown gender))
  • Hi;
    • hailaz (masc. sing.)
    • hailai (masc. plur.)
    • hailo (fem. sing.)
    • hailaz (fem. plur.)
    • hailan (neut. sing. (for non-binary or unknown gender))
    • hailo (neut. plur. (mixed groups, non-binary, unknown gender))
  • Welcome - wiljakwëmoo (as a verb - wiljakwëmanan

Introductions

Names

  • What is your name? - hwat isti þïïnäz namoo?
  • My name is [] - mïïnäz namoo isti []
  • I am [] - ik immi []

Location

  • Where are you from? - hwaþroo kwïmizi?
  • I'm from [] - kwemöö fram [place in dative]

Status

How are you?;

  • hwo þuu? (to 1)
  • hwo jut? (to 2)
  • hwo juuz? (to 3+)

Responses

  • I'm good - welän mag.
  • I'm bad/not good - unwëlan mag.
  • and you? - , jahw þuu?

Love

  • I love you - (ik) þik frijosi

Commands

  • Help!;
    • help! (2nd sing.)
    • helpädiz! (2nd dual)
    • hilpid! (2nd plur.)

Questions

Ordering

  • Would you like some []? - (þuu) wunskijais [Thing in dative]?
  • Just a little;
    • liitilaz (masc nouns)
    • liitilo (fem nouns)
    • liitilan (neut. nouns)

Profanities

Native

Loaned

Finnish
  • hell/damn - helbwetti (From Finnish helvetti)
  • what the hell? - (Mildly vulgar) mitä helbwettjä?
  • What the heck? - (childish) mitä hittoa?
  • oh fuck! - bwoi kïrpä!
  • cock (penis) - (offensive) kïrpa
  • fuck (interjection/intensifier) - bwittu

Conlanging

basic phrases

  • Conlang (noun) - steïpäräzdö
  • Conlang (verb) - steïpäsprekänän